Sure you want to save money. We all do. But saving money is sometimes easier said than done. Did you know that there is a program probably already installed on your computer that can help you manage your money better? It’s Microsoft Excel, part of the Microsoft Office suite. Manage Your Money and Investments with Excel can help you take control of your finances with Excel. Learn how to:

*Perform basic financial calculations.
*Track and analyze investments.
*Compare mutual fund options.
*Manage mortgages, loans, and escrow accounts.
*Balance checking accounts and manage credit card debt.
*Track your net worth.

Finally, there’s a book that treats Excel as the powerful development platform it really is, and covers every facet of developing commercial-quality Excel applications.

This is not a book for beginners. Writing for professional developers and true Excel experts, the authors share insider’s knowledge they’ve acquired building Excel applications for many of the world’s largest companiesincluding Microsoft. Professional Excel Development demonstrates how to get the utmost from Excel, addressing everything from application architectures through worksheet and userform design, charting, debugging, error handling and optimizing performance. Along the way, the authors offer best practices for every type of Excel development, from building add-ins through interacting with XML Web services. Coverage includes :
*Building add-ins to provide new Excel functions
*Designing effective worksheets, userforms and other user interface elements
*Leveraging Excel’s powerful data analysis features
*Creating sophisticated custom charts
*Handling errors, debugging applications and optimizing performance
*Using class modules and interfaces to create custom objects
*Understanding Windows API calls: when to use them, and how to modify them
*Adding worksheet functions with C-based XLLs
*Programming with databases
*Controlling external applications from Excel
*Integrating with Visual Basic 6, VB.NET and Visual Studio Tools for Office
*Using XML to import and export data and communicate with Web services
*Providing help, securing, packaging and distributing

Shows readers how to use Outlook as an effective and powerful solution
for managing and organizing e-mail messages, schedules, tasks, notes,
contacts, and other information as they are specifically applied in a
business setting Discusses managing and maintaining current customers
and how to control customer interactions Explains the process of using
checklists and matching them with Outlook applications-from bulk
mailing to planning a telemarketing campaign Addresses how to build a
prospect profile with an action plan for follow-up until the prospect
becomes an active customer Provides step-by-step examples on how to set
up and use Business Contact Manager

Microsoft Access 11 is a powerful, relational database software
package that makes it easier for you to create and manage complex
databases. With Access, you can create a database quickly from scratch
or by using and Access database Wizard. Once you’ve created your
database, Access provides all the tools you need to enter and
manipulate data. Using Access, you can do the following:

• Quickly start a new database by using the Database Wizard.
• Create tables from scratch or by using a Wizard.
• Add and edit database information by using both tables and forms.
• Manipulate data in a number of tables by using queries and reports.

Every day, people are promoted into the ranks of management . . . even if they never intended to become managers. They agree to their new responsibilities either to stay employed or to make more money. It is a universal phenomenon. But for these “accidental managers,” it makes more sense to manage well than to manage badly, and this book tells them how.

Using examples and real-life case studies, The Accidental Manager gives readers the tools they need to make the most of their situation, showing them how to:

� Develop their people by having them work on their own and with others

� Actively listen in order to build trust and increase communication

� Give positive and constructive feedback to keep employees on track

� Motivate by providing the best possible environment for each team member

Covering formulas, charts, data lists, macros, and versions 2000,
and 2003, this book offers more than seventy easy-to-follow techniques
that show both new and experienced Excel users how to save time and
avoid tedious or redundant tasks. Bestselling author Greg Harvey
includes information on customizing Excel’s menus and toolbars;
modifying Excel’s editing settings; using add-ins, AutoCorrect,
AutoFill, AutoFormat, and data validation; copying and moving data
between worksheets; encrypting workbook files; creating external
database queries; converting worksheet data and charts into Web pages;
and much more.

These are powerful, flexible, and complex tools, and most Excel users never tap their full potential. But you can, with Peter Aitken’s step-by-step tutorials, understandable instructions, and detailed explanations. You’ll learn to create and use PivotTables and charts from the simplest to the most complex. This book will help you get more from Excel than ever before. Chart Topper # 1 Creating a PivotTable Report Chart Topper # 3 Using Special PivotTable(r) Tools Chart Topper # 6 Understanding and Using PivotCharts Chart Topper # 7 Working with Multidimensional Data Chart Topper # 10 Programming PivotTables with VBA

* Shows readers how to use Outlook as an effective and powerful solution for managing and organizing e-mail messages, schedules, tasks, notes, contacts, and other information as they are specifically applied in a business setting
* Discusses managing and maintaining current customers and how to control customer interactions
* Explains the process of using checklists and matching them with Outlook applications-from bulk mailing to planning a telemarketing campaign
* Addresses how to build a prospect profile with an action plan for follow-up until the prospect becomes an active customer
* Provides step-by-step examples on how to set up and use Business Contact Manager